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Colour

#55495F

  • #55495F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55495F is a violet with RGB values 85, 73, 95 and HSL 273°, 13%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55495F#55495F
HEX#55495F
RGBrgb(85, 73, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2863, 0.3725
RGB percentages33.3%, 28.6%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(272.7, 13.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 23.2%, 37.3%)
CMYK10.5%, 23.2%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,343
CSS custom property--colour: #55495F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#AAB6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#464D60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#484E5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#544C51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Gray · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#535F49
Analogous#4A495F, #5F495E
Triadic#5F5549, #495F55
Split complementary#5E5F49, #495F4A
Tetradic#5F4A49, #535F49, #495E5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBB1C3
Lighter +30%#A294AD
Lighter +20%#887797
Lighter +10%#6F5F7C
Darker −10%#3B3342
Darker −20%#211D25
Darker −30%#080708
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#573474
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R85
G73
B95
Red85 (33.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue272.73°
Saturation (HSL)13.1%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 49 · B 5F

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